Portable electronic apparatus and wrist apparatus

ABSTRACT

A wrist apparatus as a portable electronic apparatus includes a case, a solar battery that is provided in the case, and has an outer circumference along an outer edge of the case and an inner circumference of which a circumferential length is shorter than a circumferential length of the outer circumference, and an acceleration sensor that is provided in the case, in which the solar battery is disposed outside an outer edge of the acceleration sensor in a plan view of a light reception surface of the solar battery.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. Application No. 16/028,958filed Jul. 6, 2018, which is based on and claims priority under 35U.S.C. 119 from Japanese Patents Application No. 2018-032904, filed Feb.27, 2018, and No. 2017-139733, filed Jul. 19, 2017, all of which areherein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present invention relates to a portable electronic apparatus and awrist apparatus.

2. Related Art

In the related art, there is a portable electronic apparatus which ismounted on the wrist of a wearer with a band or the like, and has afunction of measuring biological information such as a pulse wave of thewearer, or a clock display function. For example, JP-A-2006-320735discloses a wearable life support apparatus which is mounted on the bodyof a wearer, and acquires biological information or body motioninformation by using a pulse wave sensor or acceleration sensor. In thewearable life support apparatus, since various sensors are operated toacquire biological information or body motion information for a longperiod of time (for example, a week), and thus power consumptionincreases, a method for reducing power consumption is proposed throughpower source management, for example, message display to a user isturned off during sleeping, or a specific sensor is stopped duringsleeping.

However, in a case where various sensors including sensors with highpower consumption, such as a GPS receiver or a pulse wave sensor, aremounted, not only power required to drive the sensors but also powerrequired for a processor to process a large volume of data and power forwirelessly transmitting and receiving data are necessary, and thus it ishard to secure necessary power only through the power source managementas in JP-A-2006-320735. In order not to impair the portability of aportable electronic apparatus, there is a restriction in increasing anapparatus size, and thus it is hard to simply increase a size of asecondary battery. Therefore, measures such as installing a powergeneration function such as a solar battery in a portable electronicapparatus are conceivable, but there is concern that a thickness of theportable electronic apparatus may increase due to mounting of the solarbattery.

SUMMARY

An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to solve at least apart of the problems described above, and the invention can beimplemented as the following forms or application examples.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 1

A portable electronic apparatus according to this application exampleincludes a case that has an opening which is open on one side; a solarbattery that is provided in the case, and has an outer circumferencelocated on an inner edge side of the opening and an inner circumferenceof which a circumferential length is shorter than a circumferentiallength of the outer circumference; and an acceleration sensor that isprovided in the case, in which the solar battery is disposed outside anouter edge of the acceleration sensor in a plan view from a normaldirection to a light reception surface of the solar battery.

According to the portable electronic apparatus according to thisapplication example, the solar battery having the outer circumferencelocated on the inner edge side of the opening and the innercircumference of which a circumferential length is shorter than acircumferential length of the outer circumference is disposed outsidethe outer edge of the acceleration sensor in the plan view from thenormal direction to the light reception surface of the solar battery. Inother words, the acceleration sensor can be disposed at a position notoverlapping the solar battery inside the solar battery disposed alongthe outer edge of the case. Consequently, it is possible to realizethinning of the electronic apparatus more than in a case where theacceleration sensor overlaps the solar battery.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 2

A portable electronic apparatus according to this application exampleincludes a case; a display unit that is mounted on the case, and has adisplay surface on which information is displayed; a solar battery thatis disposed outside the display surface in a plan view from a normaldirection to the display surface; and an acceleration sensor that ismounted on the case, and is disposed at a position overlapping thedisplay surface in the plan view.

According to the portable electronic apparatus according to thisapplication example, the annular solar battery disposed outside thedisplay surface is disposed outside the outer edge of the accelerationsensor in the plan view from the normal direction to the light receptionsurface of the solar battery. In other words, the acceleration sensorcan be disposed at a position overlapping the display surface inside thesolar battery disposed along the outer edge of the case. Consequently,it is possible to realize thinning of the electronic apparatus more thanin a case where the acceleration sensor overlaps the solar battery.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 3

It is preferable that the portable electronic apparatus according to theapplication example further includes a secondary battery that isprovided in the case, and is electrically connected to the solarbattery, and the secondary battery is preferably disposed at a positionoverlapping the acceleration sensor in the plan view.

According to this application example, since the secondary battery andthe acceleration sensor are disposed at positions overlapping each otherin the plan view, it is possible to increase a plane area of thesecondary battery, that is, a power storage amount of the secondarybattery can be increase more than in a case where the secondary batterydoes not overlap the acceleration sensor.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 4

It is preferable that the portable electronic apparatus according to theapplication example further includes a processing unit that processes asignal from the acceleration sensor; and a resonator that iselectrically connected to the processing unit, and the solar battery ispreferably disposed outside an outer edge of the resonator in the planview.

According to this application example, the solar battery is disposedoutside the outer edge of the resonator in the plan view of the lightreception surface of the solar battery. In other words, since theresonator and the solar battery are disposed at positions notoverlapping each other, even if an area of the light reception surfaceof the solar battery is increased, it is possible to suppress theinfluence of radiant heat of the solar battery of which the temperatureincreases due to energy of light on the accuracy (a change in anoscillation frequency according to a temperature characteristic) of anoscillation frequency of the resonator.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 5

It is preferable that the portable electronic apparatus according to theapplication example further includes a circuit board that is provided inthe case, and is electrically connected to the acceleration sensor, and,in a sectional view from a direction orthogonal to the normal directionto the light reception surface, the secondary battery is disposedbetween the solar battery and the circuit board.

According to this application example, even if an area of the lightreception surface of the solar battery is increased, radiant heat of thesolar battery of which the temperature increases due to energy of lightcan be blocked by the secondary battery, and thus it is possible toreduce the influence of heat on detection in the acceleration sensorconnected to the circuit board.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 6

It is preferable that the portable electronic apparatus according to theapplication example further includes a biological informationmeasurement unit that is provided in the case, and measures biologicalinformation, and the solar battery is disposed outside an outer edge ofthe biological information measurement unit in the plan view.

According to this application example, the solar battery is disposedoutside the outer edge of the biological information measurement unit inthe plan view. In other words, the biological information measurementunit is disposed on the center side of the case in the plan view, andthus the influence of external light on the biological informationmeasurement unit can be reduced. Therefore, the solar battery can bedisposed without lowering measurement accuracy in the biologicalinformation measurement unit.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 7

In the portable electronic apparatus according to the applicationexample, it is preferable that, in the sectional view, the circuit boardis disposed between the biological information measurement unit, and thesolar battery.

According to this application example, it is possible to block so-calledstray light which is light incident toward the solar battery for powergeneration but enters the inside of the case as leakage light through agap or the like from the solar battery side, with the circuit board, andcan thus to reduce the influence of external light on the biologicalinformation measurement unit.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 8

In the portable electronic apparatus according to the applicationexample, it is preferable that the circuit board has a first surface anda second surface which has a front-rear relationship with the firstsurface, and the solar battery and the acceleration sensor are connectedto the first surface, and the biological information measurement unit isconnected to the second surface.

According to this application example, routing of a wiring forconnection can be made the minimum, and it is also possible to blockstray light which is light incident for power generation but enters theinside of the case from the solar battery side, with the circuit board,and thus to reduce the influence of external light on the biologicalinformation measurement unit.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 9

In the portable electronic apparatus according to the applicationexample, it is preferable that the solar battery is disposed annularlyin the plan view.

According to this application example, since the solar battery isdisposed annularly, a display region can be efficiently disposed, andthus it is possible to increase designability of the portable electronicapparatus.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 10

It is preferable that he portable electronic apparatus according to theapplication example further includes a circuit board that is provided inthe case, the circuit board has a first surface and a second surfacewhich has a front-rear relationship with the first surface, and theacceleration sensor and an illumination unit are provided on the firstsurface, and a biological information measurement unit measuringbiological information is provided on the second surface.

According to this application example, routing of a wiring forconnection can be made the minimum, and it is also possible to blocklight emitted from the illumination unit connected to the first surfacewith the circuit board, and can thus to reduce the influence of straylight on the biological information measurement unit connected to thesecond surface.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 11

In the portable electronic apparatus according to the applicationexample, it is preferable that the biological information measurementunit includes a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion,and the light emitting portion is disposed outside the light receivingportion in the plan view.

According to this application example, since the light receiving portionis located inside the light emitting portion, it is possible to suppressexternal light from entering the light receiving portion and thus toreduce the influence of the external light on the biological informationmeasurement unit.

APPLICATION EXAMPLE 12

A wrist apparatus according to this application example includes a case;a display unit that is mounted on the case, and has a display surface onwhich information is displayed; a solar battery that is disposed outsidethe display surface in a plan view from a normal direction to thedisplay surface; and an acceleration sensor that is mounted on the case,and is disposed at a position overlapping the display surface in theplan view.

According to the wrist apparatus according to this application example,the annular solar battery disposed outside the display surface isdisposed outside the outer edge of the acceleration sensor in the planview from the normal direction to the light reception surface of thesolar battery. In other words, the acceleration sensor can be disposedat a position overlapping the display surface inside the solar batterydisposed along the outer edge of the case. Consequently, it is possibleto realize thinning of the wrist apparatus more than in a case where theacceleration sensor overlaps the solar battery.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a summary of aworkout support system to which a wrist apparatus as a portableelectronic apparatus is applied.

FIG. 2 is an exterior perspective view from a front side (displaysurface side) illustrating a schematic configuration of the wristapparatus.

FIG. 3 is an exterior perspective view from a rear side illustrating aschematic configuration of the wrist apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a configuration of the wristapparatus.

FIG. 5A is a plan view illustrating a configuration of the wristapparatus.

FIG. 5B is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 1 of a panel ofa solar battery.

FIG. 5C is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 2 of a panel ofa solar battery.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram illustrating a schematicconfiguration of the wrist apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view illustrating a disposition example 1of constituent elements of the wrist apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view illustrating a disposition example 2of constituent elements of the wrist apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a graph illustrating an example of a frequency-temperaturecharacteristic of a resonator.

FIG. 10 is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 1 ofdisposition of the solar battery, an acceleration sensor, and theresonator.

FIG. 11 is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 2 ofdisposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor, and theresonator.

FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 3 ofdisposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor, and theresonator.

FIG. 13 is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 4 ofdisposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor, and theresonator.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, embodiments of a system related to the invention will bedescribed. The embodiments described below are not intended toimproperly limit the content of the invention disclosed in the appendedclaims. All constituent elements described in each embodiment are notessential constituent elements of the invention.

1. Method of Present Embodiment

First, a description will be made of a workout support system as anexample of a system to which a portable electronic apparatus accordingto the present embodiment of the invention is applied. Hereinafter, asan example of a portable electronic apparatus, a description will bemade of a wrist apparatus (wearable apparatus) which is mounted on thewrist of a user and includes a pulse wave sensor or a body motionsensor.

A wrist apparatus as a portable electronic apparatus used for a workoutsupport system is provided with a solar battery on a display unit side,and includes a pulse wave sensor acquiring pulse wave information asbiological information of a user or a body motion sensor acquiringaction information of the user. The wrist apparatus includes a globalpositioning system (GPS) acquiring position information of the user asan example of a positioning system using a position informationsatellite called a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). A portableelectronic apparatus is not limited to the wrist apparatus, and may be awearable apparatus which is mounted on other parts of the user, such asthe neck or the ankle.

The pulse wave sensor as an example of a biological informationmeasurement unit acquires pulse wave information such as a pulse rate.As the pulse wave sensor, for example, a photoelectric sensor (opticalsensor) is used. In this case, the photoelectric sensor may detectreflected light or transmitted light of light applied to a living body.Since an amount of applied light absorbed or reflected in the livingbody differs depending on a blood flow rate in a blood vessel, sensorinformation detected by the photoelectric sensor is converted into asignal corresponding to the blood flow rate, and information regardingpulsation can be acquired by analyzing the signal. However, a pulse wavesensor is not limited to a photoelectric sensor, and may employ othersensors such as an electrocardiograph or an ultrasonic sensor.

The photoelectric sensor (optical sensor) is required to receivenecessary light and to block unnecessary light. For example, in a caseof a pulse wave sensor, reflected light including a pulse wave componentreflected at a subject (particularly, a part including a measurementtarget blood vessel) which is a measurement target object is required tobe received, and other light is a noise component and is thus requiredto be blocked.

The body motion sensor is a sensor detecting motion of the user. As thebody motion sensor, an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor,an azimuth sensor (geomagnetic sensor), a pressure sensor (altitudesensor), or the like may be used, but other sensors may be used.

The GPS stands for a global positioning system, and is a satellitepositioning system for measuring the current position on the earth onthe basis of a plurality of satellite signals. The GPS has a function ofacquiring position information of a user by performing positioningcalculation by using GPS time information and orbit information, and atime correction function in a clock function.

2. Workout Support System

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, a description will be made of aconfiguration of a workout support system to which a wrist apparatus asa portable electronic apparatus is applied. FIG. 1 is a schematicconfiguration diagram illustrating a summary of a workout support systemto which a wrist apparatus as a portable electronic apparatus isapplied.

A workout support system 100 according to the present embodimentincludes, as illustrated in FIG. 1, a wrist apparatus 200 as a portableelectronic apparatus which is a detection apparatus including a pulsewave sensor as a biological sensor (photoelectric sensor), anacceleration sensor as a body motion sensor, and a GPS; a portableapparatus 300 as a workout support apparatus; and a server 400 as aninformation processing apparatus which is connected to the portableapparatus 300 via a network NE.

The GPS as a global navigation satellite system provided in the wristapparatus 200 has a function of receiving electric waves (satellitesignals) from. GPS satellites 8, and correcting internal time oracquiring position information by positioning calculation. Each of theGPS satellites 8 is an example of a position information satellite whichorbits on a predetermined orbit in the sky above the earth and transmitshigh-frequency electric waves superimposed with a navigation message tothe ground. In the following description, an electric wave superimposedwith a navigation message will be referred to as a satellite signal.

A satellite signal from the GPS satellite 8 includes GPS timeinformation which is considerably accurate, and a time correctionparameter for correcting a time error. The wrist apparatus 200 mayreceive a satellite signal (electric wave) from a single GPS satellite 8so as to acquire time information by using the GPS time information andthe time correction parameter included therein.

The satellite signal also includes orbit information indicating aposition on an orbit of the GPS satellite 8. The wrist apparatus 200 mayperform positioning calculation by using the GPS time information andthe orbit information. The positioning calculation is performed on thepremise that some extent of an error is included in an internal time ofthe wrist apparatus 200. In other words, a time error is also an unknownnumber in addition to x, y and z parameters for specifying athree-dimensional position of the wrist apparatus 200. Thus, the wristapparatus 200 may receive satellite signals (electric waves) transmittedfrom, for example, three or more GPS satellites 8, and may performpositioning calculation by using GPS time information and orbitinformation included therein so as to acquire position information ofthe current location.

The portable apparatus 300 as a workout support apparatus may be formedof, for example, a smart phone or a tablet terminal apparatus. Theportable apparatus 300 is connected to the wrist apparatus 200 in whicha pulse wave sensor as a biological sensor which is a photoelectricsensor and an acceleration sensor as a body motion sensor are used viashort-range radio communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark)communication or wired communication (not illustrated). The portableapparatus 300 receives measurement information from the wrist apparatus200, and notifies a user of processed pulse wave information or bodymotion information of the user, or position information. However, theportable apparatus 300 may be variously modified, for example, byincluding an optical sensor unit 40, a body motion sensor unit 170, or aGPS reception unit 160 which will be described later included in thewrist apparatus 200.

The wrist apparatus 200 and the portable apparatus 300 have a Bluetoothfunction, and the portable apparatus 300 and the wrist apparatus 200 areconnected to each other via Bluetooth communication, for example,Bluetooth Low Energy (also called Bluetooth 4.0). Bluetooth Low Energyfocuses on power saving, and can considerably save power compared withan old version so as to increase available time of the wrist apparatus.

The portable apparatus 300 may be connected to the server 400 such as apersonal computer (PC) or a server system via the network NE. Thenetwork NE here may employ various networks NE such as a wide areanetwork (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a mobile phone communicationnetwork, and short-range radio communication. In this case, the server400 is realized as a processing storage unit which receives pulse waveinformation or body motion information measured by the wrist apparatus200 or data processed by the portable apparatus 300 from the portableapparatus 300 via the network NE, and stores the information or thedata.

In the embodiment, the wrist apparatus 200 is not required to bedirectly connected to the network NE as long as the wrist apparatus 200can perform communication with the portable apparatus 300. Therefore, aconfiguration of the wrist apparatus 200 can be simplified. However, inthe workout support system 100, a modification may occur in which theportable apparatus 300 is omitted, and the wrist apparatus 200 isdirectly connected to the server 400. In this case, the wrist apparatus200 has a function, which is a function of the portable apparatus 300,of processing measurement information, and a function of transmittingmeasurement information to the server 400 or receiving information fromthe server 400.

The workout support system 100 is not limited to a configurationincluding the server 400. For example, processes or functions performedin the workout support system 100 may be realized by the portableapparatus 300. For example, the portable apparatus 300 such as a smartphone has restrictions in processing capability, a storage region, and abattery capacity compared with a server system, but may securesufficient processing capability and the like inconsideration of therecent capability improvement. Therefore, if the needs for theprocessing capability and the like are satisfied, the portable apparatus300 can independently realize processes or functions performed in theworkout support system 100 according to the present embodiment.

The workout support system 100 according to the present embodiment isnot limited to being realized by three apparatuses. For example, theworkout support system 100 may include two or more apparatuses among thewrist apparatus 200, the portable apparatus 300, and the server 400. Inthis case, processes performed in the workout support system 100 may beperformed by any one of apparatuses, and may be distributed to andperformed by a plurality of apparatuses. The workout support system 100according to the present embodiment may include apparatuses which aredifferent from the wrist apparatus 200, the portable apparatus 300, andthe server 400. However, in a case of taking into considerationimprovement of terminal capability or a use form, there maybe anembodiment in which the workout support system 100 according to thepresent embodiment is realized by the wrist apparatus 200.

The workout support system 100 of the present embodiment includes amemory storing information (for example, programs or pieces of data),and a processor which operates on the basis of the information stored inthe memory. In the processor, for example, a function of each unit maybe realized by individual hardware, and may be realized by integratedhardware. The processor may be, for example, a central processing unit(CPU). However, the processor is not limited to a CPU, and may employvarious processors such as a graphics processing unit (GPU) or a digitalsignal processor (DSP). The processor may be a hardware circuit using anASIC. The memory may be, for example, a semiconductor memory such as astatic random access memory (SRAM) or a dynamic random access memory(DRAM), may be a register, may be a magnetic storage device such as ahard disk device, and may be an optical storage device such as anoptical disc device. For example, the memory stores computer readablecommands, and the commands are executed by the processor such that afunction of each unit of the workout support system 100 is realized. Thecommands here may be commands forming a program, and may be commands forinstructing a hardware circuit to perform an operation.

3. Wrist Apparatus

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, 4, 5A, 6, 7, and 8, a descriptionwill be made of a configuration of the wrist apparatus (measurementapparatus) as a portable electronic apparatus. FIG. 2 is an exteriorperspective view from a front side (display surface side) illustrating aschematic configuration of the wrist apparatus. FIG. 3 is an exteriorperspective view from a rear side illustrating a schematic configurationof the wrist apparatus. FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating aconfiguration of the wrist apparatus. FIG. 5A is a plan viewillustrating a configuration of the wrist apparatus. FIG. 6 is afunctional block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of thewrist apparatus. FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view illustrating adisposition example 1 of constituent elements of the wrist apparatus.FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view illustrating a disposition example 2of constituent elements of the wrist apparatus.

In the following description of the wrist apparatus 200, when anapparatus main body 30 is worn by a user, a side located on a targetobject side which is a target part for measuring biological informationor the like will be referred to as “a rear side or a rear surface side”,and a display surface side of the apparatus main body 30 opposite sidethereto will be referred to as “a front side or a front surface side”. Ameasurement “target object (target part)” will be referred to as a“subject” in some cases. A coordinate system is set with a case 31 ofthe wrist apparatus 200 as a reference, the center of a display surfaceof the display unit 50 is set to the origin, and a direction which isorthogonal to the display surface of the display unit 50, and isdirected from a rear surface toward a front surface corresponding to thedisplay surface side of the display unit 50 is defined as a positive Zaxis direction (+Z axis direction). Alternatively, a direction which isdirected from the optical sensor unit 40 toward the display unit 50 orbecomes distant from the case 31 in a normal direction to lightreception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of a panel forming a solarbattery 80 is defined as a positive Z axis direction. In a state inwhich the wrist apparatus 200 is worn on a subject, the positive Z axisdirection corresponds to a direction directed from the subject towardthe case 31. Two axes orthogonal to the Z axis are defined as XY axes,and, particularly, a direction in which band portions 10 are attached tothe case 31 is set to the Y axis. The light reception surfaces 80 a, 80b, 80 c, and 80 d are surfaces via which light is incident to the solarbattery 80. In the present specification, the display unit 50collectively indicates a region in which information which can bevisually recognized through the windshield plate 55 from the +Z axisdirection is displayed on a liquid crystal display (display panel 60).The display surface of the display unit 50 indicates a surface locatedon the front surface (a side on which the windshield plate 55 isdisposed) of the liquid crystal display (display panel 60).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view in which the wrist apparatus 200 to whichthe band portion 10 is fixed is viewed from the +Z axis direction whichis a direction directed toward the front side (display unit 50 side)which is opposite to the rear side corresponding to a subject side in amounting state. FIG. 3 is a perspective view in which the wristapparatus 200 is viewed from the rear side opposite to FIG. 2, that is,from the −Z axis direction. FIG. 4 is a sectional view in which thewrist apparatus 200 is viewed from the +Y axis direction. FIG. 5A is aplan view in which the wrist apparatus 200 is viewed from the +Z axisdirection.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2 to 4, the wrist apparatus 200 as a portableelectronic apparatus is mounted on a predetermined part (for example, ameasurement target part such as the wrist) of the user, and measurespulse wave information, body motion information, position information,or the like. The wrist apparatus 200 includes the apparatus main body 30which includes the case 31 and is in close contact with the user so asto measure pulse wave information, body motion information or the like,and a pair of band portions 10 which is attached to the apparatus mainbody 30 and is used to mount the apparatus main body 30 on the user.

The apparatus main body 30 including the case 31 is provided with thedisplay unit 50, the annular solar battery 80 including the lightreception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the panel disposed atan outer edge part of the display unit 50 and directed in the Z axisdirection, and a measurement window portion 45 corresponding to theoptical sensor unit 40 (refer to FIG. 4) as a biological informationmeasurement unit. The display unit 50 and a part of the solar battery 80may be disposed to overlap each other in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection (the normal direction to the light reception surfaces 80 a, 80b, 80 c, and 80 d). However, the solar battery 80 is disposed so as notto overlap a region (display surface) in which information is displayedon the liquid crystal display (display panel 60). A plurality ofoperation units (operation buttons) 58 are provided on an outer surfaceof the apparatus main body 30, and a bezel 57 is provided to annularlysurround an outer edge of the display unit 50. However, the wristapparatus 200 is not limited to such a configuration, and may bevariously modified by omitting some of the constituent elements oradding other constituent elements thereto.

The apparatus main body 30 has the case 31 provided with an opening 31 swhich is open on the front side. The measurement window portion 45 ofthe optical sensor unit 40 is provided at the top of a protrusionportion 32 protruding from the rear surface which is a rear side surfaceof the case 31 on the rear side of the case 31. The optical sensor unit40 as a biological information measurement unit is disposed at aposition corresponding to the measurement window portion 45 in a planview from the +Z axis direction, and the transparent cover 44 isinserted into the measurement window portion 45. The transparent cover44 may protrude from the top of the protrusion portion 32. In a planview from the +Z axis direction, the measurement window portion 45 ispreferably disposed at a position not overlapping the solar battery 80.As mentioned above, since the measurement window portion 45 of theoptical sensor unit 40 is disposed at the position not overlapping thesolar battery 80, and thus a distance from the outer edge of the case 31to the optical sensor unit 40 increases, external light hardly reachesthe measurement window portion 45 such that external light can besuppressed from entering the measurement window portion 45, so that itis possible to prevent a reduction in measurement accuracy of biologicalinformation in the optical sensor unit 40.

The case 31 maybe formed by using, for example, metal such as stainlesssteel, or a resin. A configuration of the case 31 is not limited to anintegrated configuration, and may be a configuration of being dividedinto a plurality of parts, for example, the case 31 may have a dualstructure in which a lid is provided on the side mounted on a user.

The apparatus main body 30 is provided with the bezel 57 on an outercircumferential side of a projection 34 which projects and stands in the+Z axis direction at the outer edge of the opening 31 s of the case 31located on the front side of the apparatus main body 30, and is alsoprovided with a windshield plate 55 (a glass plate in this example)which is a transparent plate as a top plate for protecting the internalstructure inside the bezel 57. The windshield plate 55 is disposed toclose the opening of the case 31 in a plan view from a direction facingthe light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the solarbattery 80, that is, from the +Z axis direction. The windshield plate 55is attached on an inner edge side of the projection 34 of the case 31via a joint member 56 such as a packing or an adhesive. An internalspace 36 which is a closed space is provided inside the case 31surrounded by the case 31 and the windshield plate 55 closing theopening of the case 31.

The windshield plate 55 is not limited to a glass plate, and may be amember which is a light-transmissive member through which the displayunit 50 can be viewed and is made of materials such as transparentplastic other than glass as long as the materials have the strengthsufficient to protect element components accommodated in the internalspace 36, for example, a liquid crystal display (display panel 60)forming the display unit 50.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, as element components forming the wristapparatus 200, for example, a circuit board 20, an azimuth sensor 22 andan acceleration sensor 23 as sensors included in the body motion sensorunit 170 (refer to FIG. 6), a resonator 25 as a timing device whichoutputs a clock signal, a GPS antenna 28, the optical sensor unit 40,the liquid crystal display (hereinafter, referred to as the displaypanel 60) forming the display unit 50, an illumination unit 61 of thedisplay panel 60, a secondary battery 70 (lithium secondary battery),and the solar battery 80 are stored in the internal space 36 of the case31. However, the apparatus main body 30 is not limited to theconfiguration illustrated in FIG. 4, and may be added with other sensorssuch as a pressure sensor for calculating an elevation or a temperaturesensor for measuring a temperature, or a vibrator. The circuit board 20is connected to connection wires with the above-described elementcomponents, a central processing unit (CPU) 21 which is a controlcircuit controlling the respective sensors forming the wrist apparatus200 or the display unit 50 or a control circuit including a drivecircuit, the resonator 25, and other circuit elements 24. The CPU 21 asa processing unit may process signals detected by various sensors, forexample, the optical sensor unit 40 or the acceleration sensor 23. Thecircuit board 20 may be connected to the azimuth sensor 22 or theacceleration sensor 23.

Among the element components forming the wrist apparatus 200 disposed inthe internal space 36, the circuit board 20, the optical sensor unit 40,the secondary battery 70, the display panel 60, and the solar battery 80are disposed in an order of the solar battery 80, the display panel 60,the circuit board 20, the secondary battery 70, and the optical sensorunit 40 from the windshield plate 55 side in the −Z axis direction. Thesolar battery 80 is disposed to cover at least a part of the displayunit 50.

As mentioned above, the display panel 60 forming the display unit 50 isdisposed between the solar battery 80 and the circuit board 20 in thecase 31, and thus the user can easily visually recognize display on thedisplay unit 50 without being blocked by the circuit board 20.

As mentioned above, since the display panel 60 forming the display unit50 is disposed between the solar battery 80 and the optical sensor unit40 in the case 31, it is possible to block so-called stray light whichis light incident toward the solar battery 80 for power generation butenters the inside of the case 31 as leakage light through a gap or thelike from the solar battery 80 side, with the display panel 60, and thusto reduce the influence of external light (stray light) on the opticalsensor unit 40.

The secondary battery 70 is disposed between the display unit 50 and theoptical sensor unit 40 in the case 31, and thus it is possible to blockstray light which is light incident for power generation but enters theinside of the case 31 from the solar battery 80 side, with the secondarybattery 70, and thus to reduce the influence of external light on theoptical sensor unit 40.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, preferably, the circuit board 20, the opticalsensor unit 40, and the solar battery 80 are disposed such that adistance L2 (the shortest distance between the circuit board 20 and thesolar battery 80) between the circuit board 20 and the solar battery 80is longer than a distance L1 (the shortest distance between the circuitboard 20 and the optical sensor unit 40) between the circuit board 20and the optical sensor unit 40 in a sectional view from the −Y axisdirection which is orthogonal to the +Z axis direction (the normaldirection to the light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d).As mentioned above, if the distance L2 between the circuit board 20 andthe solar battery 80 is made long, the solar battery 80 is hardlyinfluenced by heat generation from the circuit board 20 or otherconstituent elements. In other words, it is possible to suppress atemperature increase in the solar battery 80 and thus to suppress areduction in power generation efficiency in the solar battery 80.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the circuit board 20, the optical sensor unit40, and the solar battery 80 are disposed such that the distance L2 (theshortest distance between the circuit board 20 and the solar battery 80)between the circuit board 20 and the solar battery 80 may be shorterthan the distance L1 (the shortest distance between the circuit board 20and the optical sensor unit 40) between the circuit board 20 and theoptical sensor unit 40 in a sectional view from the −Y axis directionwhich is orthogonal to the +Z axis direction (the normal direction tothe light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d). As mentionedabove, if the distance L2 between the circuit board 20 and the solarbattery 80 is made short, a transmission loss of power generated by thesolar battery 80 can be reduced, and thus it is possible to increasecharging efficiency.

Since the circuit board 20 is disposed between the solar battery 80 andthe optical sensor unit 40 in the case 31, it is possible to blockso-called stray light which is light incident toward the solar battery80 for power generation but enters the inside of the case 31 as leakagelight through a gap or the like from the solar battery 80 side, with thecircuit board 20, and thus to reduce the influence of external light(stray light) on the optical sensor unit 40.

Hereinafter, each element component will be described also withreference to the functional block diagram of FIG. 6.

The circuit board 20 has a front surface 20 f as a first surface and arear surface 20 r as a second surface which is different from the frontsurface 20 f and is an opposite surface to the front surface 20 f, andends thereof are attached to a circuit case 75 which is a circuit fixingportion so as to be supported inside the case 31 via the circuit case75. The azimuth sensor 22 and the acceleration sensor 23 as sensorsincluded in the body motion sensor unit 170, the resonator 25 as atiming device, the CPU 21 as a control circuit, and the like are mountedon and electrically connected to the front surface 20 f of the circuitboard 20. Other circuit elements 24 and the like are mounted on andelectrically connected to the rear surface 20 r of the circuit board 20.

The display panel 60 and the solar battery 80 are connected to the frontsurface 20 f of the circuit board 20 via a connection wiring portion 63and a connection wiring portion 81 formed of flexible boards or thelike. The optical sensor unit 40 is electrically connected to the rearsurface 20 r of the circuit board 20 which is an opposite surface to thefront surface 20 f via a connection wiring portion 46 formed of aflexible board or the like. With such disposition, routing of a wiringfor connection can be made the minimum, and it is also possible to blockstray light which is light incident for power generation but enters theinside of the case as leakage light from the solar battery 80 side, withthe circuit board 20, and thus to reduce the influence of external lighton the optical sensor unit 40. The circuit case 75 can guide thesecondary battery 70 or the like.

The azimuth sensor (geomagnetic sensor) 22 or the acceleration sensor 23included in the body motion sensor unit 170 may measure informationrelated to motion of the user's body, that is, body motion information.The azimuth sensor (geomagnetic sensor) 22 or the acceleration sensor 23outputs a body motion detection signal which is a signal changingdepending on movement or turning of the user, and transmits the bodymotion detection signal to the CPU 21 as a processing unit including acontrol circuit. In addition to detection related to an action such asmovement of the user, for example, the acceleration sensor 23 mayperform detection based on a so-called tapping action of indicating theuser's intention by applying light impact to the case 31 by tapping theouter circumferential portion of the case 31 or the windshield plate 55with the fingertip.

As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the acceleration sensor 23 is preferablydisposed such that the solar battery 80 is located outside the outeredge of the acceleration sensor 23 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the acceleration sensor 23 is preferablydisposed not to overlap the solar battery 80 in a plan view from the +Zaxis direction.

As mentioned above, since the solar battery 80 is disposed outside theouter edge of the acceleration sensor 23 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection, that is, the acceleration sensor 23 and the solar battery 80are disposed at positions not overlapping each other, the apparatus mainbody 30 can be thinned more than in a case where the acceleration sensor23 and the solar battery 80 overlap each other. Since the accelerationsensor 23 and the solar battery 80 are disposed at the positions notoverlapping each other, even if areas of the light reception surfaces 80a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the solar battery 80 are increased, it ispossible to suppress the influence on detection accuracy in theacceleration sensor 23 due to radiant heat of the solar battery 80 ofwhich the temperature increases due to energy of light. Therefore, it ispossible to increase a power generation amount of the solar battery 80.

The acceleration sensor 23 is preferably disposed at a positionoverlapping the secondary battery 70 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. As mentioned above, since the acceleration sensor 23 and thesecondary battery 70 can be disposed at the positions overlapping eachother in a plan view from the +Z axis direction, a plane area of thesecondary battery 70 can be increased more than in a case where thesecondary battery 70 and the acceleration sensor 23 are disposed atpositions not overlapping each other, and thus it is possible toincrease a power storage amount of the secondary battery 70.

The CPU 21 as a processing unit forms a control circuit or the likecontrolling a circuit which controls the GPS reception unit 160including the GPS antenna 28, a circuit which drives the optical sensorunit 40 so as to measure a pulse wave, a circuit which drives thedisplay unit 50 (display panel 60), a circuit which drives the bodymotion sensor unit 170 and processes a detected signal so as to measurebody motion information, and a power generation circuit in the solarbattery 80. The CPU 21 transmits pulse wave information or body motioninformation measured at each part, or position information of the userto a communication unit 29 as necessary.

The resonator 25 as a timing device outputting a reference signalgenerates reference clock signals such as a reference signal for a clockfunction or timing reference signals for various data processes, andoutputs the reference clock signals to the CPU 21. The resonator 25 isconfigured to be accommodated in a ceramic package or the like intowhich a resonance element made of a piezoelectric material such asquartz crystal is built. FIG. 4 illustrates a single resonator 25, but aplurality of resonators 25 having output frequencies may be used.

As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the resonator 25 is preferably disposed suchthat the solar battery 80 is located outside the outer edge of theresonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In other words,the resonator 25 is preferably disposed not to overlap the solar battery80 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction.

The resonance element forming the resonator 25 has a so-calledfrequency-temperature characteristic (hereinafter, referred to as atemperature characteristic) in which a resonance frequency changesdepending on a temperature as illustrated in FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a graphillustrating an example of a frequency-temperature characteristic of theresonator. Particularly, a tuning folk type resonance element, indicatedby a resonator 25A in FIG. 9, which generates a reference clock for aclock function and has a resonance frequency of, for example, 32.768KHz, has a temperature characteristic along a quadratic curve which hasa peak substantially near 25° C., and is thus an electronic component inwhich a frequency change easily occurs with respect to the temperatureof an installation environment.

As the resonator 25 outputting a timing reference signal for dataprocesses, for example, an AT cut resonance element, indicated by aresonator 25B in FIG. 9, which has a temperature characteristic along acubic curve and an output frequency of several MHz to several tens ofMHz is used. The AT cut resonance element having the temperaturecharacteristic of the cubic curve has a smaller frequency change aroundthe ordinary temperature than that of the tuning fork type elementhaving the temperature characteristic of the quadratic curve, but has anincreasing frequency change with respect to a temperature change in alow temperature region or a high temperature region.

As mentioned above, since even the resonator 25 of which a resonancefrequency changes with respect to a temperature change is located suchthat the solar battery 80 is disposed outside the outer edge of theresonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction as describedabove, even if areas of the light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c,and 80 d of the solar battery 80 are increased, radiant heat of thesolar battery 80 of which the temperature increases due to energy oflight is hardly transmitted to the resonator 25, and thus it is possibleto suppress the influence on the accuracy (a change in an oscillationfrequency according to a temperature characteristic) of an oscillationfrequency of the resonator 25, so that it is possible to increase apower generation amount of the solar battery 80.

The GPS antenna 28 is included in the GPS reception unit 160 along witha signal processing portion 66, and receives a plurality of satellitesignals. The signal processing portion 66 performs positioningcalculation on the basis of the plurality of satellite signals receivedby the GPS antenna 28, and acquires position information of the user.

The communication unit 29 transmits the pulse wave information or thebody motion information, or the position information of the usertransmitted from the CPU 21 to the portable apparatus 300 or the like asnecessary.

The optical sensor unit 40 as a biological information measurement unitmeasures a pulse wave or the like, and includes the light receivingportion 41, and a plurality of (in the present embodiment, two) lightemitting portions 42 disposed on both sides of the light receivingportion 41, that is, outside the light receiving portion 41 (on theouter circumferential side of the case 31) in a plan view. As mentionedabove, since the light receiving portion 41 is disposed inside the lightemitting portion 42, it is possible to prevent external light enteredfrom the outer circumferential side of the case 31 from entering thelight receiving portion 41, and thus to reduce the influence of theexternal light on the optical sensor unit 40. The number of lightemitting portions 42 is not limited to two, and may be one or three ormore. The light receiving portion 41 and the two light emitting portions42 are attached to one surface of a sensor substrate 43, and are coveredwith a transparent cover 44 which is formed of a light-transmissivemember made of a thermosetting resin. A portion of the transparent cover44 including a region corresponding to the light receiving portion 41and the two light emitting portions 42 is inserted into the measurementwindow portion 45 provided in the case 31. The transparent cover 44 mayprotrude from the top of the protrusion portion 32 of the case 31.

As described above, in the optical sensor unit 40, a subject(measurement target object) is irradiated with light emitted from thelight emitting portion 42, and reflected light is received by the lightreceiving portion 41, and thus pulse wave information is measured. Theoptical sensor unit 40 outputs a signal detected by the pulse wavesensor including the light emitting portion 42 and the light receivingportion 41, as a pulse wave measurement signal. For example, aphotoelectric sensor is used as the optical sensor unit 40. In thiscase, there may be a method in which reflected light or transmittedlight of light applied to a living body (the wrist of the user) from thelight emitting portion 42 is detected by the light receiving portion 41.In this method, since an amount of applied light absorbed or reflectedin the living body differs depending on a blood flow rate in a bloodvessel, sensor information detected by the photoelectric sensor isconverted into a signal corresponding to the blood flow rate, andinformation regarding pulsation can be acquired by analyzing the signal.However, a pulse wave sensor is not limited to a photoelectric sensor,and may employ other sensors such as an electrocardiograph or anultrasonic sensor.

As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the optical sensor unit 40 is disposed at aposition not overlapping the annularly formed solar battery 80 in a planview from the direction (+Z axis direction) facing the light receptionsurfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the solar battery 80. In otherwords, in a plan view from the +Z axis direction, the solar battery 80is disposed outside the outer edge of the optical sensor unit 40, and isdisposed at the position where the solar battery 80 and the opticalsensor unit 40 do not overlap each other. That is, the solar battery 80is disposed between the bezel 57 and the optical sensor unit 40 in aplan view from the +Z axis direction. Here, the outer edge of theoptical sensor unit 40 is preferably an outer edge of a region,obliquely hatched in FIG. 5A, which includes outer edges of at least thelight receiving portion 41 and the two light emitting portions 42, andconnects the outer edges thereof to each other. In the presentembodiment, the outer edge of the optical sensor unit 40 may be an outeredge of the measurement window portion 45 including the light receivingportion 41 and the two light emitting portions 42. The outer edge of theoptical sensor unit 40 may be an outer edge of the sensor substrate 43.The outer edge of the optical sensor unit 40 may be the outer edge ofthe transparent cover 44. A case where the optical sensor unit 40 issurrounded by the solar battery 80 may include a case where the opticalsensor unit 40 is surrounded by a plurality of solar batteries 80, andthe solar battery 80 may be divided into a plurality of parts or mayhave cutouts. Here, the term “being surrounded” may be defined in a casewhere, when a perpendicular is drawn to the outer edge of the opticalsensor unit 40, a proportion of the optical sensor unit to which aperpendicular intersecting the solar battery 80 is drawn is 50% or morein a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In addition, the term. “beingsurrounded” maybe defined in a case where, when a concentric circle isdrawn with respect to the center of the optical sensor unit 40, aproportion at which the concentric circle and the solar battery 80overlap each other with respect to a circumference of the concentriccircle is 50% or more in a plan view from the +Z axis direction.

As mentioned above, since the solar battery 80 annularly disposed islocated outside the outer edge of the optical sensor unit 40 so as tosurround the optical sensor unit 40 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection, that is, the optical sensor unit 40 is disposed at the centerof the case 31 in a plan view, and thus the influence of the externallight (stray light) on the optical sensor unit 40 can be reduced.Consequently, the solar battery 80 can be disposed without loweringmeasurement accuracy in the optical sensor unit 40. Since the solarbattery 80 is disposed outside the outer edge of the optical sensor unit40 in a plan view, a disposition balance for facilitating detection inthe optical sensor unit 40 is improved, while efficiently performingpower generation in the solar battery 80, and thus it is possible toimprove mountability of the apparatus main body 30 of the wristapparatus 200 for a user. The outer edge of the optical sensor unit 40maybe the outer edge of the transparent cover 44. The term “notoverlapping” indicates a state in which S=0 is satisfied if an areawhere the solar battery 80 and the optical sensor unit 40 overlap eachother in a plan view from the +Z axis direction is indicated by S. Acase where the optical sensor unit 40 is surrounded by the solar battery80 may include a case where the optical sensor unit 40 is surrounded bya plurality of solar batteries 80, and the solar battery 80 may bedivided into a plurality of parts or may have cutouts. Here, the term“being surrounded” may include a case where, when a line segment isdrawn from one point on a certain outer edge of the solar battery 80 toone point of another outer edge, the line segment overlaps the solarbattery 80 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction.

As illustrated in FIG. 5A, at least a part of the optical sensor unit 40is preferably disposed to overlap the centroid G of the solar battery 80in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. With this disposition of theoptical sensor unit 40 and the solar battery 80, a balance (centroidposition) of the apparatus main body 30 is favorable, and thusmountability for a user can be improved. The centroid G may be replacedwith the center of mass. In a case of a solid object, the centroid G maybe defined in a structure of the solid object, or may be defined in aspace. The term “overlapping the centroid” may be defined as a state ofoverlapping the centroid in a case where the position of the centroid isprojected onto a two-dimensional plane or a predetermined target objectwhen viewed from a predetermined direction.

The display unit 50 is configured to allow the user to visuallyrecognize numbers, icons, or time display indicators displayed on adisplay member such as the display panel 60 provided directly under thewindshield plate 55, through the windshield plate 55. In other words, inthe present embodiment, various pieces of information such as measuredbiological information or information indicating a workout state aredisplayed by using the display panel 60, and the display is presented tothe user from the front side (in the +Z axis direction). As the displaymember, instead of the display panel 60 which is a liquid crystaldisplay, an organic electroluminescence (EL) display, an electrophoreticdisplay (EPD), or a light emitting diode (LED) display may be used.

The illumination unit 61 functions as a backlight of the display panel60. The illumination unit 61 is connected to the front surface 20 f as afirst surface of the circuit board 20. Since the illumination unit 61 isconnected to the circuit board 20 as described above, routing of awiring for connection can be made the minimum, and it is also possibleto block light emitted from the illumination unit 61 with the circuitboard 20, and thus to reduce the influence of stray light on the opticalsensor unit 40.

The secondary battery 70 has both of polarity terminals connected to thecircuit board 20 via a connection board (not illustrated), and suppliespower to a circuit controlling a power source. The secondary battery 70is electrically connected to the solar battery 80 via the circuit board20. The power is converted into predetermined voltages by the circuit,so as to be supplied to respective circuits, and thus to drive a circuitwhich drives the optical sensor unit 40 to measure a pulse, a circuitwhich drives the display panel 60, and a control circuit (CPU 21) whichcontrols the respective circuits. The secondary battery 70 is chargedvia a pair of charging terminals which are electrically connected to thecircuit board 20 via a conduction member (not illustrated) such as acoil spring, or is charged by using power generated by the solar battery80.

The secondary battery 70 is preferably disposed at a position notoverlapping the solar battery 80 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. As mentioned above, since the secondary battery 70 ispreferably disposed at the position not overlapping the solar battery 80in a plan view from the +Z axis direction, the solar battery 80 ishardly influenced by heat generation during charging of the secondarybattery 70, and therefore it is possible to suppress a temperatureincrease in the solar battery 80 and thus to increase power generationefficiency in the solar battery 80.

The solar battery (solar cell) 80 generates power by converting lightenergy of external light such as sunlight into power by using aphotoelectromotive force effect. The solar battery 80 of the presentembodiment is disposed to be divided into four panels between thewindshield plate 55 and the display panel 60, and the light receptionsurfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the respective panels aredisposed to be directed in the +Z axis direction. The solar battery 80is disposed on an outer circumferential portion (the outer edge of thedisplay unit 50) including the outer edge of the display panel 60, thatis, disposed on the outer circumferential side of the case 31, and isformed in a so-called annular shape (ring shape) of which the centralportion has a penetration hole.

Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the solar battery 80 has anouter circumference 80 os which is located on the opening 31 s of thecase 31 and has a circumferential shape along the opening 31 s, acircumferential inner circumference 80 is of which a circumferentiallength is shorter than that of the outer circumference 80 os, and twolateral sides 80 ss connecting the outer circumference 80 os to theinner circumference 80 is on both sides, and is disposed at an outercircumferential portion of the display panel 60. In other words, therespective panels having the light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c,and 80 d have inner circumferences of which circumferential lengths areshorter than those of the outer circumferences. In other words, in aplan view from the +Z axis direction, among concentric circles of thesolar battery 80, a concentric circle with a shorter radius may be aninner circumference, and a concentric circle with a longer radius may bean outer circumference. The solar battery 80 in this configuration isformed by disposing the four panels respectively having the lightreception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d along the opening 31 s ofthe case 31. Respective lengths obtained by adding the outercircumferences 80 os and the inner circumferences 80 is of the fourpanels forming the solar battery 80 may be an outer circumferentiallength and an inner circumferential length of the solar battery 80. Withthe disposition of the annular solar battery 80, a display region of thedisplay unit 50 can be efficiently disposed, and thus it is possible toincrease designability of the wrist apparatus 200.

In this configuration, the annular solar battery 80 using the fourpanels is exemplified, but the solar battery 80 may be formed of anintegrated panel. In a case where the solar battery 80 is formed of aplurality of panels, any number of panels may be used. Any shapes ofpanels forming the solar battery 80 may be used. The solar battery 80may be formed of a film instead of a panel.

Any shape of the panel forming the solar battery 80 may be used unlessthe shape impairs the visibility or designability of the display unit50. Hereinafter, examples of shapes of the panel will be described inmodification examples illustrated in FIGS. 5B and 5C. Here, FIG. 5B is aplan view illustrating Modification Example 1 of a panel of the solarbattery, and FIG. 5C is a plan view illustrating Modification Example 2of a panel of the solar battery.

A solar battery 80A according to Modification Example 1 illustrated inFIG. 5B is formed such that an outer circumference of each of panelsrespectively having light reception surfaces 80 aa, 80 b a, 80 c a, and80 d a is equally divided into two parts, and thus the outercircumferences are equally divided into eight linear outercircumferential sides s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, and s8 as a whole ofthe solar battery 80A. Specifically, with the centroid CG of the opening31 s as the center, straight lines connecting points P1, P2, P3, P4, P5,P6, P7, and P8 obtained by equally dividing a virtual line R10 which isa concentric circle with the inner edge of the opening 31 s into eightparts respectively form the outer circumferential sides s1, s2, s3, s4,s5, s6, s7, and s8. For example, in the panel having the light receptionsurface 80 aa, the outer circumferential side s1 is formed of thestraight line connecting the point p8 disposed in the twelve o'clockdirection to the point p1 which is the first division point, and theouter circumferential side s2 is formed of the straight line connectingthe point p1 to the next division point p2. The inner circumferencethereof is formed of a circumference which is a substantially concentriccircle with the centroid CG as the center.

A solar battery 80B according to Modification Example 2 illustrated inFIG. 5C is formed such that an outer circumference of each of panelsrespectively having light reception surfaces 80 ab, 80 b b, 80 c b, and80 d b is equally divided into three parts, and thus the outercircumferences are equally divided into twelve linear outercircumferential sides s11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s16, s17, s18, s19, s20,s21, and s22 as a whole of the solar battery 80B. Specifically, with thecentroid CG of the opening 31 s as the center, straight lines connectingpoints P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16, P17, P18, P19, P20, P21, and P22obtained by equally dividing a virtual line R10 which is a concentriccircle with the inner edge of the opening 31 s into twelve partsrespectively form the outer circumferential sides s11, s12, s13, s14,s15, s16, s17, s18, s19, s20, s21, and s22. For example, in the panelhaving the light reception surface 80 ab, the outer circumferential sides11 is formed of the straight line connecting the point p22 disposed inthe twelve o'clock direction to the point p11 which is the firstdivision point, and the outer circumferential side s12 is formed of thestraight line connecting the point p11 to the next division point p12.The inner circumference thereof is formed of a circumference which is asubstantially concentric circle with the centroid CG as the center.

In the modification examples as illustrated in FIGS. 5B and 5C, adescription has been made of an example in which the inner circumferenceof the panel is a circumference, and the outer circumference of thepanel is equally divided into two parts or three parts, but the innercircumference of the panel may be equally divided into two parts orthree parts. The inner circumference and the outer circumference may beequally divided into two parts or three parts. A combination of a panelhaving a linear inner circumference or outer circumference may be used.

A storage unit 180 stores biological information such as a pulse wavefrom the optical sensor unit 40, position information from the GPSreception unit 160, and body motion information from the body motionsensor unit 170, under the control of the CPU 21.

According to the wrist apparatus 200 as a portable electronic apparatus,in a plan view from the +Z axis direction, the solar battery 80 has theouter circumference 80 os along the opening 31 s of the case 31 and theinner circumference 80 is of which a circumferential length is shorterthan the outer circumference 80 os, and is disposed at the outercircumferential portion of the display panel 60 outside the outer edgeof the acceleration sensor 23. Since the acceleration sensor 23 isdisposed at the position not overlapping the solar battery 80 inside thesolar battery 80, the acceleration sensor 23 can be efficiently disposedin a space of the apparatus main body 30 in the thickness directionthereof, and thus the apparatus main body 30 can be thinned comparedwith a case where the solar battery 80 and the acceleration sensor 23are disposed to overlap each other.

Since the solar battery 80 is disposed outside the outer edge of theresonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction, even if areas ofthe light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b, 80 c, and 80 d of the solarbattery 80 are increased, radiant heat of the solar battery 80 of whichthe temperature increases due to energy of light is hardly transmittedto the resonator 25, and thus it is also possible to suppress theinfluence on the accuracy (a change in an oscillation frequencyaccording to a temperature characteristic) of an oscillation frequencyof the resonator 25 of which a resonance frequency changes depending ona temperature change.

According to the wrist apparatus 200, with the disposition of theannular solar battery 80, a display region of the display unit 50 can beefficiently disposed without losing a disposition balance, and thus itis possible to increase designability of the wrist apparatus 200 whileincreasing a power generation amount of the solar battery 80.

The secondary battery 70 maybe disposed between the solar battery 80 andthe circuit board 20 in a sectional view from the −Y axis directionwhich is orthogonal to a plan view from the +Z axis direction. With thisdisposition, even if areas of the light reception surfaces 80 a, 80 b,80 c, and 80 d of the solar battery 80 are increased, radiant heat ofthe solar battery 80 of which the temperature increases due to energy oflight can be blocked by the secondary battery 70, and thus it ispossible to reduce the influence of heat on detection in theacceleration sensor 23 connected to the circuit board 20 or an outputfrequency of the resonator 25.

3.1 Modification Example of Disposition of Solar Battery, AccelerationSensor, and Resonator

In the above description, a description has been made of theconfiguration in which the annular solar battery 80 is disposed on theouter edge side of the display panel 60, and the solar battery 80, theacceleration sensor 23, and the resonator 25 are disposed at positionsnot overlapping each other in a plan view from the +Z axis direction,but a disposition configuration of the solar battery 80, theacceleration sensor 23, and the resonator 25 is not limited thereto. Adisposition and a configuration (shape) of the solar battery 80 anddispositions of the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 may berealized as described in the following modification examples, forexample. A disposition configuration of the solar battery 80, theacceleration sensor 23, and the resonator 25 is not limited to themodification examples, and may employ other configurations. Hereinafter,with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, Modification Example 1 to ModificationExample 4 of disposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor23, and the resonator 25 will be described in this order. FIGS. 10 to 13are plan views illustrating modification examples of disposition of thesolar battery and optical sensor, in which FIG. 10 illustratesModification Example 1, FIG. 11 illustrates Modification Example 2, FIG.12 illustrates Modification Example 3, and FIG. 13 illustratesModification Example 4.

Modification Example 1

With reference to FIG. 10, a description will be made of ModificationExample 1 of disposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor,and the resonator. As illustrated in FIG. 10, a solar battery 801according to Modification Example 1 is located (refer to FIG. 4) betweenthe windshield plate 55 and the display panel 60, and is disposed to bedivided into four panels at positions having substantially 45 degreeswith respect to the X axis and the Y axis, and light reception surfaces80 i, 80 j, 80 k, and 80 m of the respective panels are disposed to bedirected in the +Z axis direction. The solar battery 801 has an outercircumference 801 os along the opening 31 s of the case 31 and an innercircumference 801 is of which a circumferential length is shorter thanthe outer circumference 801 os, and is disposed at the outercircumferential portion of the display panel 60. In other words, each ofrespective panels having the light reception surfaces 80 i, 80 j, 80 k,and 80 m has an inner circumference of which a circumferential length issmaller than that of an outer circumference. The solar battery 801 isformed such that the central portion thereof has a rectangular (in thisexample, a substantially square) penetration hole due to the respectivepanels having the light reception surfaces 80 i, 80 j, 80 k, and 80 m.In other words, in the solar battery 801, an outer circumferential sideof each panel has a circular arc shape, a center side thereof has alinear shape, and thus a rectangular display unit 501 is formed. In thisconfiguration, the solar battery 801 using four panels is exemplified,but the solar battery 801 may be formed of an integrated panel notdivided.

Here, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 are disposed suchthat the inner circumference 801 is of the solar battery 801 is locatedoutside the outer edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside theouter edge of the resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator25 are disposed at positions not overlapping the solar battery 801 in aplan view from the +Z axis direction, and are mounted on a circuit board(not illustrated). Specifically, the acceleration sensor 23 is disposedinside the inner circumference 801 is of the solar battery 801 at aportion where the panels having the light reception surface 80 m and thelight reception surface 80 i are disposed side by side among the panelsforming the solar battery 801. The resonator 25 is disposed inside theinner circumference 801 is of the solar battery 801 at a portion wherethe panels having the light reception surface 80 i and the lightreception surface 80 j are disposed side by side.

Here, the optical sensor unit 40 includes at least the sensor substrate43 connected to the light emitting portions 42 and the light receivingportion 41, and is located at the center of the rectangular (in thisexample, a substantially square) penetration hole of the solar battery801 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In other words, theoptical sensor unit 40 is located inside the solar battery 801 so as notto overlap the solar battery 801, and is disposed to be surrounded bythe solar battery 801 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. Theoptical sensor unit 40 is disposed to overlap the centroid G of thesolar battery 801 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. Aconfiguration of the optical sensor unit 40 is the same as describedabove, and thus a description thereof will be omitted here.

According to the disposition of Modification Example 1, the innercircumference 801 is of the solar battery 801 is disposed outside theouter edges of the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 in a planview from the +Z axis direction. In other words, the acceleration sensor23 and the solar battery 801 are disposed at positions not overlappingeach other, and thus the apparatus main body 30 can be thinned more thanin a case where the acceleration sensor 23 and the solar battery 801overlap each other. Since the resonator 25 and the solar battery 801 aredisposed at positions not overlapping each other, it is possible tosuppress the influence of radiant heat of the solar battery 801 of whichthe temperature increases due to energy of light on the accuracy (achange in an oscillation frequency according to a temperaturecharacteristic) of an oscillation frequency of the resonator 25. Thesolar battery 801 can be disposed in the case 31 with good balance.

Modification Example 2

With reference to FIG. 11, a description will be made of ModificationExample 2 of disposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor,and the resonator. As illustrated in FIG. 11, a solar battery 802according to Modification Example 2 is formed of two panels in each ofwhich an outer circumferential side forms a circular arc-shaped outeredge and a center side forms a substantially linear outer edge betweenthe windshield plate 55 and the display panel 60 (refer to FIG. 4), andthe substantially linear outer edges are disposed to oppose each otheralong the X axis and thus to form a display unit 502 between the twopanels. Specifically, the solar battery 802 has an outer circumference802 os along the opening 31 s of the case 31 and an inner circumference802 is of which a circumferential length is shorter than the outercircumference 802 os, and is disposed at the outer circumferentialportion of the display panel 60. In other words, each of respectivepanels having light reception surfaces 80 n and 80 p has an innercircumference of which a circumferential length is smaller than that ofan outer circumference. The light reception surfaces 80 n and 80 p ofthe respective panels forming the solar battery 802 are disposed to bedirected in the +Z axis direction.

Here, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 are disposed suchthat the inner circumference 802 is of the solar battery 802 is locatedoutside the outer edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside theouter edge of the resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator25 are disposed at positions not overlapping the solar battery 802 in aplan view from the +Z axis direction, and are mounted on a circuit board(not illustrated). Specifically, the acceleration sensor 23 is disposedon the outer circumferential side of the case 31 in the −X axisdirection on the X axis passing through the centroid G of the solarbattery 802 between the light reception surface 80 n and the lightreception surface 80 p of the two panels forming the solar battery 802.The resonator 25 is disposed on the outer circumferential side of thecase 31 in the +X axis direction on the X axis passing through thecentroid G of the solar battery 802 between the light reception surface80 n and the light reception surface 80 p of the two panels forming thesolar battery 802.

Here, the optical sensor unit 40 includes at least the sensor substrate43 connected to the light emitting portions 42 and the light receivingportion 41, and is located at the center of the display unit 502disposed between two solar batteries 802 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the optical sensor unit 40 is disposed at aposition not overlapping the solar battery 802 in a plan view from the+Z axis direction. The optical sensor unit 40 is disposed to overlap thecentroid G of the solar battery 802 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. A configuration of the optical sensor unit 40 is the same asdescribed above, and thus a description thereof will be omitted here.

Here, according to the disposition of Modification Example 2, the innercircumference 802 is of the solar battery 802 is located outside theouter edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside the outer edge ofthe resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In otherwords, the acceleration sensor 23 and the solar battery 802 are disposedat positions not overlapping each other, and thus the apparatus mainbody 30 can be thinned more than in a case where the acceleration sensor23 and the solar battery 802 overlap each other. Since the resonator 25and the solar battery 802 are disposed at positions not overlapping eachother, it is possible to suppress the influence on the accuracy (achange in an oscillation frequency according to a temperaturecharacteristic) of an oscillation frequency of the resonator 25. Thesolar battery 802 can be disposed in the case 31 with good balance.

Modification Example 3

With reference to FIG. 12, a description will be made of ModificationExample 3 of disposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor,and the resonator. A solar battery 803 according to Modification Example3 illustrated in FIG. 12 is located on the outer edge side of thedisplay panel 60 between the windshield plate 55 and the display panel60 (refer to FIG. 4), and is formed of a semicircular single panel ofwhich an outer circumferential side forms a circular arc-shaped outeredge and a center side forms a substantially linear outer edge along theY axis. Specifically, the solar battery 803 has an outer circumference803 os along the opening 31 s of the case 31 and an inner circumference803 is of which a circumferential length is shorter than the outercircumference 803 os, and is disposed at one outer circumferentialportion of the display panel 60. The solar battery 803 is disposed onthe +X axis side (three o'clock side) of the case 31. Therefore, adisplay unit 503 is disposed on the −X axis side (nine o'clock side) ofthe case 31. A light reception surface 80 s of the panel forming thesolar battery 803 is disposed to be directed in the +Z axis direction.

Here, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 are disposed suchthat the inner circumference 803 is of the solar battery 803 is locatedoutside the outer edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside theouter edge of the resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator25 are disposed at positions not overlapping the solar battery 803 in aplan view from the +Z axis direction, and are mounted on a circuit board(not illustrated). Specifically, the acceleration sensor 23 and theresonator 25 are located further toward the −X axis side than theposition where the light reception surface 80 s of the panel forming thesolar battery 803 is disposed, and are disposed at positions overlappinga display unit 503 on the outer circumferential side of the case 31.

An optical sensor unit 403 includes at least the sensor substrate 43connected to the light emitting portions 42 and the light receivingportion 41, and the measurement window portion 45 thereof is disposed ata position deviated in the −X axis direction from the center of the case31 so as not to overlap the solar battery 803 in a plan view from the +Zaxis direction. In a case where the solar battery 803 is disposed to bebiased, the optical sensor unit 403 may be disposed to match thecentroid G. A configuration of the optical sensor unit 403 is the sameas the configuration of the optical sensor unit 40 except for thedisposition position, and thus a description thereof will be omittedhere.

Here, according to the disposition of Modification Example 3, the innercircumference 803 is of the solar battery 803 is located outside theouter edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside the outer edge ofthe resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In otherwords, the acceleration sensor 23 and the solar battery 803 are disposedat positions not overlapping each other, and thus the apparatus mainbody 30 can be thinned more than in a case where the acceleration sensor23 and the solar battery 803 overlap each other. Since the resonator 25and the solar battery 803 are disposed at positions not overlapping eachother, it is possible to suppress the influence of radiant heat of thesolar battery 803 of which the temperature increases due to energy oflight on the accuracy (a change in an oscillation frequency according toa temperature characteristic) of an oscillation frequency of theresonator 25.

According to the disposition of Modification Example 3, the +X axis side(three o'clock side) of the case 31 is often located at the fingertipside of the user when the wrist apparatus 200 is mounted on the user'swrist, and is thus hardly hooked by clothes (sleeve) of the user.Therefore, in a case where the solar battery 803 is disposed on the +Xaxis side (three o'clock side) of the case 31 as in Modification Example3, it is possible to increase a probability that sunlight may bereceived and also to perform more efficient power generation.

Modification Example 4

With reference to FIG. 13, a description will be made of ModificationExample 4 of disposition of the solar battery, the acceleration sensor,and the resonator. A solar battery 804 according to Modification Example4 illustrated in FIG. 13 is located on the outer edge side of thedisplay panel 60 between the windshield plate 55 and the display panel60 (refer to FIG. 4), and is formed of a semicircular single panel ofwhich an outer circumferential side forms a circular arc-shaped outeredge (outer circumference) and a center side forms a substantiallylinear outer edge (inner circumference) along the X axis. Specifically,the solar battery 804 has an outer circumference 804 os along theopening 31 s of the case 31 and an inner circumference 804 is of which acircumferential length is shorter than the outer circumference 804 os,and is disposed at one outer circumferential portion of the displaypanel 60. The solar battery 804 is disposed on the +Y axis side (twelveo'clock side) of the case 31. Therefore, a display unit 504 is disposedon the −Y axis side (six o'clock side) of the case 31. A light receptionsurface 80 u of the panel forming the solar battery 804 is disposed tobe directed in the +Z axis direction.

Here, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator 25 are disposed suchthat the inner circumference 804 is of the solar battery 804 is locatedoutside the outer edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside theouter edge of the resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axisdirection. In other words, the acceleration sensor 23 and the resonator25 are disposed at positions not overlapping the solar battery 804 in aplan view from the +Z axis direction, and are mounted on a circuit board(not illustrated). Specifically, the acceleration sensor 23 and theresonator 25 are located further toward the −Y axis side than theposition where the light reception surface 80 u of the panel forming thesolar battery 804 is disposed, and are disposed at positions overlappinga display unit 504 on the outer circumferential side of the case 31.

An optical sensor unit 404 includes at least the sensor substrate 43connected to the light emitting portions 42 and the light receivingportion 41, and the measurement window portion 45 thereof is disposed ata position deviated in the −Y axis direction from the center of the case31 so as not to overlap the solar battery 804 in a plan view from the +Zaxis direction. A configuration of the optical sensor unit 404 is thesame as the configuration of the optical sensor unit 40 except for thedisposition position, and thus a description thereof will be omittedhere.

Here, according to the disposition of Modification Example 4, the innercircumference 804 is of the solar battery 804 is located outside theouter edge of the acceleration sensor 23 and outside the outer edge ofthe resonator 25 in a plan view from the +Z axis direction. In otherwords, the acceleration sensor 23 and the solar battery 804 are disposedat positions not overlapping each other, and thus the apparatus mainbody 30 can be thinned more than in a case where the acceleration sensor23 and the solar battery 804 overlap each other. Since the resonator 25and the solar battery 804 are disposed at positions not overlapping eachother, it is possible to suppress the influence of radiant heat of thesolar battery 804 of which the temperature increases due to energy oflight on the accuracy (a change in an oscillation frequency according toa temperature characteristic) of an oscillation frequency of theresonator 25.

In the embodiment, as an example of a positioning system using aposition information satellite, a description has been made of the GPSusing the GPS satellite 8 as a position information satellite includedin a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), but this is only anexample. The global navigation satellite system may include othersystems such as Galileo (EU), GLONASS (Russia), or BeiDou (China), or apositioning information satellite transmitting a satellite signal, forexample, a stationary satellite or a quasi-zenith satellite such asSBAS. In other words, the wrist apparatus 200 may be configured toacquire any one of date information, time information, positioninformation, and speed information obtained by processing electric waves(radio signals) from position information satellites includingsatellites other than the GPS satellites 8. Instead of the globalnavigation satellite system, a regional navigation satellite system(RNSS) may be used.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable electronic apparatus comprising: acase that has an opening at a first side of the case; a transparentplate that is provided at the opening; a display that is provided in thecase and has a display region; a plurality of solar cells that areprovided between the transparent plate and the display and along thedisplay region in a plan view from a normal direction to the displayregion; a sensor substrate that is provided in the case and supports apulse wave sensor, wherein the pulse wave sensor measures a pulse rateand does not overlap the plurality of solar cells in the plan view, andthe display is provided among the plurality of solar cells and thesensor substrate; a measurement window that is provided at a second sideof the case, opposite the first side, wherein a transparent cover isprovided at the measurement window, and the pulse wave sensor isprovided between the sensor substrate and the transparent cover; acircuit board that supports an acceleration sensor, an azimuth sensor,and a processor, and is provided between the display and the sensorsubstrate in the plan view, the acceleration sensor overlapping thedisplay in the plan view; and a secondary battery that is electricallyconnected to the solar battery and is provided between the sensorsubstrate and the circuit board and overlaps the acceleration sensor andthe pulse wave sensor in the plan view.
 2. The portable electronicapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board has a firstsurface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and the firstsurface supports the acceleration sensor, the azimuth sensor, and theprocessor, and a distance among the plurality of solar panels and thefirst surface is shorter than a distance from the sensor substrate tothe second surface.
 3. The portable electronic apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein each of the plurality of solar cells has an annularshape.
 4. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 2,wherein each of the plurality of solar cells has an annular shape. 5.The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 1, furthercomprising a circuit case that supports the circuit board and isprovided between the case and an edge of the circuit board in asectional view.
 6. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim3, further comprising a circuit case that supports the circuit board andis provided between the case and an edge of the circuit board in asectional view.
 7. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim5, wherein the circuit case contacts with and guides the secondarybattery.
 8. The portable electronic apparatus according to claim 6,wherein the circuit case contacts with and guides the secondary battery.